Shaw Brothers

[Hot Like Wasabi]

I figured this would be a good list to make since (even though we have the HK must see list) there is a ton of Shaw Brothers films and some might fly under the radar....

New Tales of the Flying Fox

"'Flying Fox' Wu Fei (Felix Wong) grows up trained in swordplay and seeks to kill the man who killed his father in a duel years prior while getting caught up in a Manchu plot to destroy the martial world's top heroes."

Lots of wire sword play though the ending kind of dissapoints but I wouldn't let that stop you from checking it out.

[cka]

shame on you for starting a SB list thread while leaving out King Boxer, quite possibly the best Shaw Bros. film ever made

[Revoltor]

Fist of the White Lotus is still #1 for me.


HAH HAR! YOUR TECHNIQUE IS WEAK!

[Rumpy]

I don't think I've seen a Shaw Bros. movie...someone give me a top 5 I can put on my Netflix list.

[rectal_area]

what kind of movies are you looking for? More action, more over the top plots, or more random funny shit?

I'm constantly dissappointed in the chinatown vendors when it comes to Shaw Bros. DVDs, as they are horrible about restocking their inventories. I guess the upside is that they're actually cheaper than online stores (and they're not pirated either). I'm still trying to find a copy of the Magic Blade.

[adol]

Fucking Inframan. See that shit now.

[amitavc]

Lau Gar Leung Kung Fu Related:
Martial Arts of Shaolin: Jet Li and Lau Kar Leung. at least one inspiration for Virtua Fighter.

Heroes of the East (or Shaoling vs. Ninja): Gordon fends off the evils and the honor of Japanese Martial Arts.

Dirty Ho - quirky kung fu, nice collection of fights though.

Eight Diagram Pole Fighter - nice collection of training and pole fights.

Legendary Weapons of China: although slow in the beginning, the display of weapons at the end is really a treat.

[Hot Like Wasabi]

Thanks for the input guys, plan on tracking some of these down.

Another one...

36th Chamber of Shaolin, classic!

[Rumpy]

what kind of movies are you looking for? More action, more over the top plots, or more random funny shit?

I like action, I stay the hell away from over the top plots and the random funny shit I typically don't find funny...depends on the style I guess. I'm a huge Jackie Chan fan if that helps.

[rectal_area]

Lau Kar Leung movies in general are a good bet, he takes care of the martial arts aspect of it very well. Like the above people have mentioned, his Gordon Liu movies are in general really good in all aspects on top of being extremely accessible to everyone. 36th chamber of Shaolin and it's sequel are very good movies that have alot of great action on top of a more Western (aka not all over the place) pace. 8 diagram pole fighter is a bit melodramatic but the action is on point (nevermind one of the characters simply dissappearing in the middle of the movie because Fu Sheng died in a car crash). Legendary Weapons of China has some creative ninja/magic along with probably the most comprehensive, complex, and well-executed weapons fight scene ever. Challenge of the Masters is a classic, Dirty Ho and My Young Auntie are more comedic but the action is still solid. Martial Arts of Shaolin is actually one of my less liked LKL movies, but it's good nevertheless and I don't understand why it's not a more popular Jet Li movie.

Also, Five Venoms and King Boxer (5 fingers of death) are Shaw films that are very famous in the US, and are good films. The Shaw collection is huge, so find some place where you can procure these films and see if you like them. They're not as accessible to westerners (especially non-cantonese speakers) as say Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan movies, as those movies depend alot on the star's charisma and simpler action. But if you like the aspects of Shaw film that make it unique (a more period feel, intricate but less hard-hitting action, etc) then keep at it.